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Guidelines for salting of ski courses cross country. We keep our trails beautifully groomed and ready for skiers all winter long, weather permitting. Building skills for fun and fitnessby steve hindmanfrom the first time you step into your bindings to mastering the stride, the glide, and the skate. When snow hits the slopes, no skier or snowboarder longs to sit indoors to read a book.
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